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"Known parts"? The game has 30 ship parts; it's not like there's more we don't know about yet.
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[[File:S.S.DolphinPikmin.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Artwork of the completed Dolphin.]] | [[File:S.S.DolphinPikmin.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Artwork of the completed Dolphin.]] | ||
{{stub|Have a "history" section, including ''Pikmin 3'' info. Take notes from the [[Hocotate ship]] on how to further improve this article.}} | {{stub|Have a "history" section, including ''Pikmin 3'' info. Take notes from the [[Hocotate ship]] on how to further improve this article.}} | ||
The '''S.S. Dolphin''' ('''SS Dolphin''' in the European [[region|version]] of ''[[Pikmin 3]]''{{cite quote|Curse this stupid ship! It may once have been a top-of-the-line vessel, but the way it criticises my piloting skills really gets on my nerves. I can't wait to get my beloved old SS Dolphin back! I need to find plenty of valuable treasure and pay that debt off as soon as possible!|Captain Olimar|the European [[region|version]] of [[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)|Olimar's Log]] entry #1}}) is | The '''S.S. Dolphin''' ('''SS Dolphin''' in the European [[region|version]] of ''[[Pikmin 3]]''{{cite quote|Curse this stupid ship! It may once have been a top-of-the-line vessel, but the way it criticises my piloting skills really gets on my nerves. I can't wait to get my beloved old SS Dolphin back! I need to find plenty of valuable treasure and pay that debt off as soon as possible!|Captain Olimar|the European [[region|version]] of [[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)|Olimar's Log]] entry #1}}) is a delivery spaceship that belongs to [[Captain Olimar]] in the [[Pikmin (game)|first ''Pikmin'' game]]. It is wrecked when it collides with a comet during a flight on a vacation, and thirty of its pieces end up scattered around the five [[areas]] of the [[PNF-404|Pikmin planet]]; ''Pikmin'' involves the collection of these using the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. The S.S. Dolphin is the ship used to fly to the atmosphere between [[day]]s in this game. | ||
When Olimar returns to [[Hocotate]] with a | When Olimar returns to [[Hocotate]] with a repaired ship at the start of ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', the S.S. Dolphin is sold to help pay the [[Hocotate Freight|Hocotate Freight company]]'s enormous debt. It is then replaced by the [[Hocotate ship]]. In {{p3}}, there is no appearance of the S.S. Dolphin. However, there is a reference to the Dolphin in a [[data file]]. If the player visits the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] arena in the [[Garden of Hope]], they can find a data file that in which [[Captain Olimar]] gets upset with the [[Hocotate ship]] and wishes to buy back the S.S. Dolphin once the new debt is paid. | ||
In ''Pikmin'', if the player presses {{button|gc|a|wii|a}} while Olimar is on top of the ship's ring of light, his [[spacesuit]]'s [[health]] will be fully replenished, and he will comment on the number of parts he has left to recover. This cannot be done after the [[sunset]] warning timer reaches the number 4. | In ''Pikmin'', if the player presses {{button|gc|a|wii|a}} while Olimar is on top of the ship's ring of light, his [[spacesuit]]'s [[health]] will be fully replenished, and he will comment on the number of parts he has left to recover. This cannot be done after the [[sunset]] warning timer reaches the number 4. | ||
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==Stages of the Dolphin== | ==Stages of the Dolphin== | ||
While playing through ''Pikmin'', the S.S. Dolphin goes through several stages depending on how many ship parts the player has collected. | While playing through ''Pikmin'', the S.S. Dolphin goes through several stages depending on how many [[ship parts]] the player has collected. | ||
===Stage 0=== | ===Stage 0=== | ||
This is when the S.S. Dolphin has first crashed landed in The Impact Site. Every ship part is missing, smoke and sparks come from the ship, and the hull is very battered. In this stage, the ship's lights are off. | This is when the S.S. Dolphin has first crashed landed in [[The Impact Site]]. Every ship part is missing, smoke and sparks come from the ship, and the hull is very battered. In this stage, the ship's lights are off. | ||
===Stage 1=== | ===Stage 1=== | ||
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This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered every ship part. The Dolphin is in its fully functional stage, the whisk-like antenna retracts, and every ship part is properly aligned and fitted. In this stage, the ship's lights are purple, though they turn back to blue in the ending [[cutscene]]. | This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered every ship part. The Dolphin is in its fully functional stage, the whisk-like antenna retracts, and every ship part is properly aligned and fitted. In this stage, the ship's lights are purple, though they turn back to blue in the ending [[cutscene]]. | ||
== | ==Ship parts== | ||
[[File:Ship parts.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The 30 ship parts in the game.]] | [[File:Ship parts.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The 30 ship parts in the game.]] | ||
{{Main|Ship part}} | {{Main|Ship part}} | ||
The ship has thirty named parts that are scattered around the world at the beginning of {{p1}}. Their retrieval is necessary in order to complete the game, and they can be found in all areas. Five of the parts are optional. | |||
The ship has | |||
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SS Dolphin crashed P1.png|The Dolphin after it crashes in [[The Impact Site]]. | SS Dolphin crashed P1.png|The Dolphin after it crashes in [[The Impact Site]]. | ||
Captain Olimar opening.png|Captain Olimar in the S.S. Dolphin in the opening of ''Pikmin 2''. | Captain Olimar opening.png|Captain Olimar in the S.S. Dolphin in the opening of ''Pikmin 2''. | ||
SS Dolphin P2 revoked.png|The ship being salvaged for [[Poko]]s. | SS Dolphin P2 revoked.png|The ship being salvaged for [[Poko]]s in the opening of ''Pikmin 2''. | ||
DolphinACNL.png|The S.S. Dolphin as seen in ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf''. | DolphinACNL.png|The S.S. Dolphin as seen in ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf''. | ||
SS Dolphin in AC City Folk.jpg|The S.S. Dolphin in ''Animal Crossing: City Folk''. | SS Dolphin in AC City Folk.jpg|The S.S. Dolphin in ''Animal Crossing: City Folk''. | ||